Text Message Abbreviations
A comprehensive guide to SMS abbreviations, acronyms and texting lingo.
Text messaging has its own language. Below is a comprehensive list of common text message abbreviations and SMS lingo used in everyday messaging.
Numbers & Symbols
2To / Too / Two
2DAYToday
2MOROTomorrow
2NITETonight
4For
4EVERForever
8Ate / Eight
B4Before
B4NBye For Now
CU L8RSee You Later
GR8Great
H8Hate
L8RLater
M8Mate
W8Wait
A – C
AFAIKAs Far As I Know
AFKAway From Keyboard
AKAAlso Known As
ASAPAs Soon As Possible
ATMAt The Moment
ATWAll The Way
BBe
BBLBe Back Later
BBSBe Back Soon
BFBoyfriend
BFFBest Friends Forever
BFNBye For Now
BIONBelieve It Or Not
BRBBe Right Back
BTWBy The Way
CSee
CIDConsider It Done
CULSee You Later
CYASee Ya
D – F
DKDCDon't Know, Don't Care
DMDirect Message
EOMEnd Of Message
EODEnd Of Day
ETAEstimated Time of Arrival
FWIWFor What It's Worth
FYAFor Your Amusement
FYIFor Your Information
G – L
G2GGot To Go
GFGirlfriend
GLGood Luck
GMGood Morning
GNGood Night
GTGGot To Go
HANDHave A Nice Day
HMUHit Me Up
HTHHope That Helps
HWHomework
IDCI Don't Care
IDKI Don't Know
IIRCIf I Recall Correctly
ILYI Love You
IMInstant Message
IMHOIn My Humble Opinion
IMOIn My Opinion
IRLIn Real Life
JKJust Kidding
KOK
KITKeep In Touch
LMKLet Me Know
LOLLaughing Out Loud
LMAOLaughing My Ass Off
M – R
MMSMultimedia Messaging Service
MTFMore To Follow
NMNever Mind / Not Much
NMPNot My Problem
NPNo Problem
NVMNever Mind
OICOh I See
OMGOh My God
OTOff Topic
OTWOn The Way
PCPersonal Computer / Politically Correct
PLZPlease
PPLPeople
RAre
RNRight Now
ROFLRolling On Floor Laughing
RUOKAre You OK?
S – Z
SMSShort Message Service
SMHShaking My Head
SOSHelp / Distress Signal
SRSLYSeriously
SWAKSealed With A Kiss
TGIFThank God It's Friday
THXThanks
TIAThanks In Advance
TBHTo Be Honest
TBTThrowback Thursday
TTYLTalk To You Later
TXTText
TYThank You
UYou
URYour / You're
WFHWorking From Home
WTFWhat The...?
WYDWhat You Doing?
YWYou're Welcome
ZZZZSleeping / Bored
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